Palettes / Colors / #FFACAA
#FFACAA — Pale Vivid Red
#FFACAA is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
#FFACAA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A8FEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA8D2 and #FFD5A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 172, 170 |
| HSL | 1°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 1°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 33%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.25, 53.67, 45.06 |
| Yxy | 53.67, 0.3905, 0.3313 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.27, 30.20, 13.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.26, 30.30, 11.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFACAA
.text { color: #FFACAA; }
.background { background-color: #FFACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 172, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFACAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFACAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8FEFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFACAA: #000000.
How #FFACAA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFACAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FFACAA?
#FFACAA is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFACAA?
#FFACAA is RGB 255, 172, 170 — HSL 1°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFACAA?
Its complement is #A8FEFF; analogous partners are #FFA8D2 and #FFD5A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFACAA for text?
Black text on #FFACAA has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.